Survivor 51 · The Open Era
Alexis Levine
- Age
- 34
- Occupation
- Criminal defense attorney
- From
- Atlanta, GA
An Atlanta criminal defence attorney who founded her own practice, Levine Law, after Emory Law. She frames the job as professional training for being on the bottom: defending people against the full weight of the government, and having to think creatively from down there.
GAME STATE
Won immunity with Savu in Episode 3 as the tribe shrank to seven. Still tight with Sharonda and Linnea. +3.
Alexis's season so far
- Season
- +9
- Solo
- +2
- Tribe wins
- 2
- of 21
- #6
- Episode 3“What I’m Smellin’ Is Stinky”+3TRIBE1 win +3
- Episode 2“Weaponized Honesty”+3Safe at Tribal+1In on the blindside+2
- Episode 1“Permanent Uncertainty”+3TRIBE1 win +3
Alexis plays like…
Matched on Alexis's game so far (blindsider). It changes as the season does.
Alexis's orbit
As of Episode 3. Closer means a stronger bond. From the votes, the scenes the recaps wrote up, and relationships our editors have confirmed.
Bonds
The preseason read
Defense attorneys are professionally trained to read a room, build a narrative and argue a losing position convincingly — which is a fairly literal description of Final Tribal Council. The risk is the same as every lawyer who has played: if the tribe clocks the profession early, 'too good at talking' becomes the pretext for an early boot.
What to watch for
Whether she downplays the job in week one. Lawyers who hide it last; lawyers who lead with it rarely do.
Off the island
- 1She founded her own firm, Levine Law, in Atlanta, after law school at Emory.
- 2Ten years sober — the accomplishment she names as her proudest.
- 3Her father emigrated from Iran at 18 and never went back; she hopes to visit one day.
- 4She said in her CBS intro that she intends to hide the lawyer thing from her tribe.
In Alexis's words
- Proudest of
- “10 years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol.”
- In an ally
- “Someone who thinks and plays differently than me — diversity is the best asset.”
Answers given to CBS and published by Entertainment Weekly, August 2026.
TREEMAIL
Latest articles & podcasts featuring Alexis
Who Will Win Survivor 51? Final 17 Winner Analysis
Once Upon An Island
From left: Sharonda Cox, Rob Antonson and Alexis Levine on "Survivor" Season 51. - The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper
Google News (Survivor CBS)
From left: Sharonda Cox, Rob Antonson and Alexis Levine on "Survivor" Season 51. - The Lufkin Daily News
Google News (Survivor CBS)
Alexis has never played Survivor before. The preseason read and what to watch for are speculation built from the age, occupation and hometown CBS announced on August 26, 2026 — draft-table conversation, not scouting. The biography, facts and quotes come from Alexis's published cast questionnaire and press coverage. Now that the season is airing, we're replacing the guesswork with what actually happens.
About Survivor 51
Survivor 51 is subtitled The Open Era: for the first time, every twist, idol and advantage from the show's first fifty seasons is back in play, in any order and without warning. All 21 players are first-timers, and they start in just two tribes — the first two-tribe season since Winners at War. Filmed in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. Premiered Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 8/7c on CBS with a two-hour episode.
More to explore
The Cast
All 21 first-timers, ranked 1–21, with the numbers behind the cast list.
Head to Head
Any two castaways side by side: points by kind, episode by episode, and what they shared on screen.
Elimination Order
Who went home, when, and how the boot order is shaping up.
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